Priority Decision: Before administering a bolus of intermittent tube feeding to a patient with a percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG), the nurse aspirates 220 mL of gastric contents. How should the nurse respond?
a. Return the aspirate to the stomach and recheck the volume of aspirate in an hour.
b. Return the aspirate to the stomach and continue with tube feeding as planned.
c. Discard the aspirate to prevent over distending the stomach when the new feeding is given.
d. Notify the health care provider that the feedings have been scheduled too frequently to allow for stomach emptying.
Answer: b. Return the aspirate to the stomach and continue with tube feeding as planned.
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